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Joint Statement by the Chair of International Monetary and Financial Committee and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
International Monetary and Financial Committee Chair Lesetja Kganyago and International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva issued the following statement following conference call of the …
Head of WHO: 100,000 patients with coronavirus fully recovered
More than 100 thousand people infected with COVID-19 fully recovered. This was announced by the head of the WHO Tedros …
IMF enhances debt relief trust to enable support for eligible low-income countries in the wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
In direct response to the COVID-19 crisis the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has adopted some immediate enhancements to …
COVID-19 Pandemic and the Middle East and Central Asia: Region Facing Dual Shock
The impact of COVID-19 and the oil price plunge in the Middle East and the Caucasus and Central Asia has …
Let’s take bold action on health to avoid future pandemics
Viruses that cause new diseases like COVID-19 are unpredictable. Their impact depends partly on population dynamics, partly on demographics and …
COVID-19: UN chief calls for global ceasefire to focus on ‘the true fight of our lives’
In an appeal issued on Monday, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged warring parties across the world to lay down their …
WHO and FIFA team up for health
The World Health Organization (WHO) and football’s world governing body, FIFA, agreed a four-year collaboration to promote healthy lifestyles through …
COVID-19: temporary limits on optional trips to the EU introduced
Heads of state and government of the EU member states and countries associated with the European Union decided to follow …
ROSATOM develops cooperation with the Republic of Bangladesh
Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. During …
Eurovision 2020 in Rotterdam is cancelled
Eurovision Song Contest 2020 will no longer take place due to the coronavirus outbreak.